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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Take This Crown And Shove It
Apparently, Sheamus has landed on the wrong side of somebody with stroke in WWE. Why else would a two-time former WWE champion and current King of the Ring be doing jobs to mid-carders on the company's flagship program as it heads into the biggest card of the year?
Most (not all) Kings of the Ring end up advancing their careers after capturing the crown. If getting squashed by Mark Henry, punked by Triple-H, then thumped by Evan Bourne is career-advancement, the lad from Dublin should go back to working security for U2. As recently as his feud with John Morrison, Sheamus appeared to be one of WWE's building blocks for the future, along with Morrison, The Miz, Wade Barrett, and Daniel Bryan, among others. But somehow, some way, Sheamus went from legitimate title contender to job guy in a matter of weeks. Those guys progressed, Sheamus regressed, and that doesn't happen by accident.
It seems obvious Sheamus is being punished by somebody for something. It's not just a matter of wins and losses, either. Sheamus has been made to look pathetic to the point where he can't even compete against Henry, Triple-H, and Bourne. His offense is nil and he's been helped from the ring post-match two weeks in a row.
Again, it seems to me there's more at work here than merely the ebb and flow of a young wrestler's career. Having no inside knowledge of what's going on with Sheamus, I can only speculate as to why WWE is going out of its way to embarrass him-but if you have a theory, we'd love to hear it.
-Frank Krewda
4 comments:
- Qwerty said...
Some people are claiming that Kevin Dunn doesn't like him. Others think that he's got too much ego and needs to be brought down to earth.
I think it's rough for him, because to me, Evan Bourne looks like a 12-year-old kid, and Sheamus should be able to decimate him. It's sad to see a guy with that kind of look be used so poorly.
- March 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- rated said...
WWE have been doing this for years. They will elevate a talent then throw them on a huge jobbing streak to (I believe) truly test how they react to it.
If their head goes down (as wrestlers such as Carlito have done) then they fail said test as they're only interested in their character's glory.
If, however, their head stays high and they continue to work at the same high level, then WWE will give them more in the long-term. At least that's my take on it as many (such as Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho and even HHH) have had periods where they've been booked similarly.
- March 1, 2011 at 7:54 PM
In my opinion, this has been going on for a while.
I don't know what Stephanie and the "brains" are doing, but their letting good talent go to waste and allowing the mediocre rise to fame.
If Sheamus DID T-off someobody then I can understand teaching a lesson. But...this looks like what made Stone Cold quit, Jericho, Christian leave, etc.
It's obvious that Triple H (King of Kings) SHOULD have returned to face King Sheamus and Undertaker should've returned to face Kane or the entire Corre faction.
With all of the ridiculous moves the WWE had made in the past 3 years, if they end THE STREAK, they might loose me for 7 years again like they did with the Hogan-Steroids scandal.
- March 4, 2011 at 10:47 AM
I have to believe there's going to be a payoff to this. So far, it's evident that Sheamus is frustrated on tv with the events of the last 2 months.
Perhaps he will claim that KOTR wound up being a kiss of death for him, much like the previous king, William Regal, who similarly seems to have gone winless since his crowning victory.
New tag team anyone? Wait, what's a tag team?
- March 7, 2011 at 1:56 AM


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WASHINGTON, DC (July 30, 2012)- The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates NABJ President Gregory H. Lee Jr. on his new role as executive sports editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Lee begins the new post at the end of August, becoming one of three black journalists currently leading the sports departments at major daily newspapers. He joins Lisa Bell Wilson of the Buffalo News and Larry Graham of the San Diego Union- Tribunewho are already in the editor ranks.
Lee is leaving the Boston Globe after eight years. He currently serves as senior assistant sports editor, managing reporters and leading the section's daily coverage. In 2008, Lee led the section's coverage of the Boston Celtics' championship run and its first NBA title in 20 years and served the Globe as its lead on-site editor at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
Before heading to the Globe, Lee was an editor at the Washington Post, where he held a number of positions during his five-year tenure. Prior to working at the Post, Lee worked at the Times-Picayune in New Orleans as a copy editor, later advancing to slot editor, where he was responsible for designing the sports section and running the sports desk. Throughout his college years, Lee had worked as an editorial assistant in the sports department for the Times-Picayune. Lee is a 1996 graduate of Xavier University in New Orleans.
"As a friend and colleague, I have been so proud to watch Greg's career continue to progress. He has proven himself as a newsroom leader at the Washington Post and the Boston Globe and is ready to lead sports coverage at the South Florida Sun Sentinel," said Errin Haines, NABJ's Vice President of Print and a newswoman at The Associated Press' Atlanta bureau covering race and Southern politics. "Greg represents the best of what happens when the industry invests in developing a talented and diverse workforce."
In his new role, Lee will lead coverage of four professional teams in South Florida, including the reigning NBA champions the Miami Heat. He will also lead coverage of the state's college programs, more than 300 high schools and the paper's digital efforts in sports.
"I salute the South Florida Sun Sentinel on its intelligent hiring of Gregory Lee. He has been prime for such an opportunity for years after playing a major role in making the Boston Globesports section the award-winner it is today," said Marc J. Spears, Chair of the NABJ Sports Task Force, NBA writer for Yahoo! Sports, and former Boston Globe colleague. "As evidence of Greg being president of NABJ, he is a proven leader of thousands. He is fair, thinks outside the box, is a great listener, will push his reporters to break news and will demand the most from his staff. His new position is long overdue and deserved. We wish him best of luck."
Lee is also currently on the Board of Directors of the Sports Journalism Institute, an annual nine-week training and internship program for college students interested in sports journalism careers, designed to attract talented students to journalism through opportunities in sports reporting and editing and enhance racial and gender diversity in sports departments nationwide.
"This is a very proud moment for me. I have known Greg since his college days at Xavier University in New Orleans. I have watched him grow from a writer, to a copy editor, to an editor and now an executive sports editor - a position that only a few African Americans have reached," said colleague and mentor Leon H. Carter, the Vice President /Executive Editor of ESPNNewYork.com. "I have also seen him grow from a young journalist to NABJ president. Along the way, he has done terrific work at the Sports Journalism Institute, which prepares college students for sports writing, editing and digital internships. Throughout all this, Greg always has wanted to be a sports editor and to run his own show. Now is his time. He will do well in South Florida."
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will host two informational meetings in December for private landowners regarding the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan and the landowner enrollment process. The meeting for landowners in the southern plains will be held in Sundown (Sundown School, S School Avenue) at 7 p.m. Dec. 11. The meeting for landowners in the northeast Panhandle will be held in Pampa (USDA Center, 12125 E. Frederic Ave. [Hwy. 60]) at 1 p.m. Dec. 12.
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On Sunday and Monday, The Sun looked back at the big stories locally for 2012. Today, The Sun looks ahead at news we can expect in 2013.
What's in store for Alachua County and North Central Florida in 2013?
To name a few stories, the University of Florida will get a new president. Across the street from campus on the corner of University and 13th Street, the much-anticipated University Corners appears to be back in the planning stages, with developers predicting work to begin in the summer. East of campus, Innovation Square will continue to take shape with the Infusion Technology Center, an eight-story building to house office and lab space for technology companies. North Florida Regional Medical Center will unveil in the summer its four-story, $62 million addition that will include a new neonatal intensive care unit.
Here's a closer look at what might come to pass in the coming year:
University of Florida
A NEW PRESIDENT: One of the University of Florida's first orders of business in 2013 will be choosing a new president. Current President Bernie Machen is retiring by the end of the year. A three-day whirlwind process in which interviews will be conducted and a new president chosen is currently scheduled for Jan. 10-12.
TUITION A HOT-BUTTON TOPIC: Tuition likely will be a major issue in Tallahassee during the upcoming legislative session. Gov. Rick Scott's higher education task force has recommended freezing tuition for degrees that are highly sought by employers, while Scott has spoken against all tuition increases. State university presidents pledged that they wouldn't seek tuition increases if they receive an equivalent $118 million in performance-based funding.
UF EXPANDS ONLINE: Online courses are another issue likely to be on the legislative agenda. The Board of Governors is expected to consider options to expand online offerings, which could come through existing universities or a new, online-only university.
Lawmakers last year fast-tracked the state's 12th university, Florida Polytechnic, and higher education officials will be watching to see if they do the same with a 13th university.
In the city
For Gainesville city government, 2013 will bring an election cycle with the mayor's office on the ballot, the scheduled beginning of operations for the biomass plant and progress on several city construction projects.
BIOMASS PLANT: The hotly debated 100-megawatt biomass plant is scheduled to go online in the second half of 2013. The city has a 30-year contract to purchase all of the electricity generated. Gainesville Regional Utilities officials are pursuing a series of moves to try to limit the monthly rate impact to $10.56 per 1,000 kilowatt-hours.
ELECTIONS: In March's city elections, the offices of mayor and District 4 city commissioner are on the ballot. Already, six candidates, including incumbent Craig Lowe, have signed up to vie for the mayor's seat. At this point, no candidates, including incumbent Randy Wells, have signed up for the District 4 race.
The city ballot also will include a voter referendum on a proposal to change the schedule for future city elections from the spring of every year to the fall of odd years. To match the new election schedule, terms would be extended from three to four years.
CONSTRUCTION AHEAD: A slew of construction projects will continue or commence. The ongoing development of Depot Park continues. GRU's sheetflow restoration project, which includes the construction of artificial wetlands north of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park to clean up the water flowing into Alachua Sink, will pick up steam. Also on the horizon are the construction of a new Regional Transit System maintenance facility and operations center and a new police headquarters.
Water shortages
The Suwannee and St. Johns river water management districts will carry into 2013 their North Florida Aquifer Replenishment Initiative to study ways to replenish the aquifer.
Possibilities include restoring and maintaining groundwater levels by using reclaimed water or surface water from rivers.
The aquifer is the source of water for municipal use such as drinking and bathing and for agriculture.
The ongoing initiative is part of the joint effort on future water resource planning that the districts officially launched in late 2011 under the supervision of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
The study area covers the northeastern area of the Suwannee district and the northern area of the St. Johns district and includes all or part of Alachua, Union, Bradford, Hamilton, Columbia, Putnam, Duval, Clay and Nassau counties.
Much of the area lies in a water resource caution area, meaning supplies are not projected to meet future needs.
The districts' joint planning effort comes in the midst of long-standing concerns that groundwater pumping within the St. Johns district, particularly in metropolitan northeastern Florida, is causing lower lake and aquifer levels and the reduced flow of rivers and springs in the Suwannee district.
Studies to gather more data on the causes of depleted aquifer levels and springs flow are ongoing at the same time districts are investigating ways to replenish the aquifer.
WALMART CLOSES ONE STORE, OPENS ANOTHER: Walmart is closing its store at 2649 NW 13th St. after nearly 30 years and opening a larger Supercenter with a full line of groceries on Feb. 1 at 5700 NW 23rd St., off Northwest 34th Street near U.S. 441.
The move is expected to lure other retailers to the area of the new store while complicating efforts to draw businesses to the old location already surrounded by large vacancies.
HOUSING MARKET LOOKING UP?: Home prices could stabilize and start to go up, with sales on the rise and median sales prices down 3 percent for the first 11 months of 2012 after years of double-digit decreases.
INFUSION TECH CENTER ON THE HORIZON: Following the opening of the Innovation Hub and Mindtree Limited moving into the Ayers building, Innovation Square continues to take shape with construction starting in May on the Infusion Technology Center, an eight-story building to house office and lab space for technology companies over ground-floor retail and restaurant space.
UNIVERSITY CORNERS ON THE HORIZON?: Redevelopment is planned near campus with a new developer taking over the long-stalled University Corners project at Northwest 13th Street and University Avenue and hoping to start construction in the summer, while the restaurant and retail center called U14 is expected to open in the summer in the former Presbyterian Student Center.
NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL'S NEW WING: North Florida Regional Medical Center will unveil its new wing next summer. The four-story, $62 million addition will include a new neonatal intensive care unit, a neuroscience wing and an expansion of cardiovascular services, and add 92 patient beds. Construction began in 2009.
FREE-STANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: Shands at the University of Florida will open the city's first free-standing emergency department next summer on Northwest 39th Avenue. The $10 million facility will include 10 exam spaces and be staffed by a team of newly hired physicians and nurses.
SHANDS CENTER AT SPRINGHILL: The multi-specialty facility opens in January and will include cardiology, dermatology, psychiatry, reproductive medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pain medicine, radiology, other medical and surgical specialties, along with laboratory and imaging services. It will be located at 8616 NW 39th Ave., across the street from the Shands Rehab Hospital and Shands Vista Psychiatric Hospital.
Santa Fe College
As Santa Fe College keeps growing and the cost of higher education remains a hot topic, the college likely will capture many headlines this year.
AFFORDABLE DEGREE: SF College accepted the challenge to create a degree that would cost students $10,000. Officials will wait to see if state lawmakers approve the creation of a bachelor degree in public safety management during the legislative session. If approved, the program will launch in the fall.
ENROLLMENT: For the past few years, a debate has arisen about whether it is better to attend a community college versus a university, particularly when specific training for certain fields are offered for less at the colleges. SF College has continued to add programs with the purpose of meeting needs of the local job market. Look for the college to keep pushing this theme and don't be surprised if enrollment increases as a result.
Public schools
The Alachua County Public Schools likely will make the news often in 2013 as budgets, testing and other statewide issues will affect local parents, students and teachers.
BUDGET: With funding decreasing year after year, the Alachua County School Board will keep a close eye on how education funds are appropriated during Florida's legislative session.
TESTING: Local officials have taken a strong stance against what they call "high-stakes testing" mandated by the state. The FCAT is not going away, and shifting standards probably will continue to generate controversy.
A NEW BOSS: Florida has a new education commissioner. All eyes are on Tony Bennett, Indiana's outgoing schools chief, as he takes over a state transitioning to the Common Core Standards, which is a set of national benchmarks for reading and math.
SECURITY: In the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut, the topic of school safety already has been broached by local school and law enforcement officials. The conversation about how to make schools safer likely will continue.
In the county
As 2013 begins, the Alachua County Commission faces a few challenges likely to command much of its attention in the coming year.
A NEW COUNTY MANAGER: In early 2013, the commission will focus on the search for a new county manager to take over for interim County Manager Richard Drummond. The board selected the executive search firm Bob Murray and Associates as its top choice to locate candidates for the position in December.
ROADS IN DISREPAIR: Road repair will continue to be a key problem for Alachua County, which has an approximately $550 million countywide roads backlog. In November 2012, voters rejected a referendum that would have levied a 15-year, three-fourths-cent sales surtax to fund a significant chunk of repairs. The County Commission plans to host a summit early in the new year about a new transportation sales tax initiative for 2014.
BALANCING THE BUDGET: Local governments have struggled in the tough economy of recent years to balance budgets with lighter coffers. Alachua County is no different, and developing a budget for the current fiscal year was the subject of considerable debate among commissioners. Commissioner Mike Byerly said the commission likely would have to either make deep spending cuts or raise property tax rates in the upcoming budget cycle to pay for annually recurring expenses that were covered for fiscal year 2012-13 with one-time money that no longer will be available.


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The Channel Islands are made up of Jersey, Guernsey, Herm, Sark and Alderney. 14 miles from France, but with English as its official language, Jersey is reassuringly familiar, yet enchantingly different. Be captivated by the island's natural beauty and un-spoilt beaches.
Discover history at every turn and enjoy the cosmopolitan food scene. Indulge yourself in exclusive shops and luxury spas, or try your hand at exhilarating outdoor sports.
More than five thousand years of history is packed into just 45 square miles, where you'll discover a host of prehistoric monuments, medieval castles and award-winning museums.
Jersey's small size and peaceful air belie an eventful and dramatic history, which is etched right into its very landscape. And dominating it you'll find Elizabeth Castle, home to Sir Walter Raleigh while he was Governor of Jersey. Climb the battlements, explore the turrets and discover the Hermitage where St Helier is thought to have lived around 500 A.D. Join the living history re-enactor on the gunner's parade and stand to attention as he fires the canon each day. Built on a rocky islet in St Aubin's Bay, Elizabeth Castle is accessible at low tide by foot or the castle ferry which will transport you across the bay.
On the east coast, Mont Orgueil Castle protected Jersey against French invasion for 600 years and offers some of the finest views of the island from its top. Explore the network of staircases, towers and rooms and uncover the castle's chequered history
You can learn about what is perhaps the darkest chapter of the island's past at the Jersey War Tunnels, built by forced labour during World War II. The largest of the tunnels is now home to 'Captive Island', an award-winning exhibition giving visitors a glimpse of life during the German occupation.
The acclaimed Maritime Museum celebrates Jersey's long association with the sea through interactive displays, while the Jersey Museum brings to life its history, traditions and culture. And among the island's cliffs and coves, you'll find the remains of Napoleonic Martello Towers and German gun emplacements – yet more reminders of Jersey's fascinating history.
Also not to be missed is La Hougue Bie, a Neolithic burial chamber which pre-dates the Pyramids of Egypt and lay forgotten until medieval times, when a chapel was built on its summit.
Jersey's outdoor scene is full of activity, with numerous high energy sports to choose from. For those in search of an adrenalin rush, why not try your hand at beach-based activities such as blokarting, or head inland for thrilling aerial trekking, zip wires, climbing and abseiling at Creepy Valley Activity Centre.
The island also offers great opportunities for water sports, including sailing, surfing, sea kayaking, wakeboarding and coasteering. However, the island can also offer more gentle pursuits. Despite being just 9 miles by 5, Jersey encompasses an amazing variety of terrain, ranging from cliff-top paths and rocky coves to long stretches of sand and a lush, green interior, perfect for exploring on foot or by pedal power.
You'll find gentle footpaths offering spectacular views along the coast, taking in impressive heritage sights. Or you can join an organised walk with a professional guide and learn more about the island's folklore and natural history. The more adventurous can take a self-guided 2 to 3 day 'Around Island' walk of 48 miles. If you are hiring a bicycle, there are nine cycle routes to choose from, ranging from just a few miles to the exhilarating 40-mile Round Island Coastal Circuit, which covers every inch of the stunning coastline.
Moving inland, you'll discover Jersey's famous 'Green Lanes', a 45-mile network of quiet country roads. With a maximum speed limit of 15mph enforced to preserve their tranquillity, they offer a perfect means for walkers as well as cyclists and horse riders to explore the island in peace and safety. There is a wide range of bicycles for hire in the island suitable for all the family, from mountain and touring to fitted child seats, child trailers and even tandems.
Jersey's unspoilt coastline and timeless, universal appeal make it a perfect destination for a traditional family seaside holiday but with attractions and activities that are bang up-to-date.
From St Brelade's Bay in the south to St Ouen's Bay on the west coast, there's a host of beautiful, uncrowded beaches to head to, their sands washed by the tide each day. And with lifeguards on patrol on the popular family beaches, there's always an extra pair of eyes watching the kids as they explore the rockpools or take a dip in the sea.
When hunger hits, there are numerous places to eat just a short distance from the water's edge. You'll find beachside cafés serving up hearty bacon butties, afternoon tea and rich Jersey ice cream – always sure to keep the children happy! Or feel free to bring along a picnic lunch and tuck in together on the sand. And later in the day, you can all sit down to an early evening meal in an informal bistro.
If you want a break from the beach, you'll find plenty of family-friendly attractions. The kids will love Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, where they can encounter orangutans, gorillas and other endangered species in environments close to their natural habitats. Or there's the aMaizin! Maze Adventure Park, with its mini-adventure castle, toboggan slope, mind-boggling maze, tractor rides, animal barnyard, craft centre and more. For thrilling aerial trekking, zip wires, climbing and abseiling head to Creepy Valley Activity Centre.
Venture to Elizabeth and Mont Orgueil Castles, which participate in a living history programme that allows kids to meet historical characters and learn about their lives and times. Head to Jersey Pottery's 'Glaze Craze' where you can decorate a piece of pottery before it is professionally glazed and fired. Or there's the Maritime Museum, whose interactive displays will keep children entertained for hours, and the fun of the Waterfront Centre, with its 10-screen cinema, places to eat, leisure pool and water flumes.
Teeming with opportunities to spoil yourself, Jersey is the perfect place to get away from the daily grind and spend some quality time together. Chic hotels abound, many specialising in soothing spa breaks which offer the ultimate in luxury.
At these havens of relaxation, you can quite literally immerse yourself in hydrotherapy and saltwater pools, hot and cold plunges, saunas and steam rooms. Or book a tranquil treatment room, where low lighting, ambient music and expertly administered therapies will ease both body and mind.
If you feel like indulging in some therapy of a different kind, the island's capital, St Helier, is home to a wealth of smart, sophisticated shops and local boutiques, not to mention vibrant Victorian markets and two department stores, De Gruchy and Voisins.
If you prefer the great outdoors, you can stroll along stunning cliff-top paths and into sandy coves, or head inland and explore Jersey's famous 'Green Lanes'. With nine routes to choose from, covering 45 miles of peaceful country roads, cycling is the perfect way of taking in all the sights and sounds of the island's rural interior.
When you want to rest your weary legs, the island's culinary scene ranks among the world's best with Jersey boasting two Michelin star establishments, the Ocean Restaurant in St Brelade and Bohemia Bar & Restaurant in St Helier. Wherever you go, local produce is on the menu, from freshly caught seafood to seasonal and famously tasty Jersey Royal new potatoes.
The island boasts a huge range of places to eat, from gastro-pubs serving gourmet dishes to beachside bistros offering simple but excellent staples. Not to be missed are the deliciously rich dairy products from Jersey's own distinctive breed of cow, including milk, cheese, yoghurts and ice cream.
Language - Whilst the street names are in French, the official language is English, so Jersey feels reassuringly familiar to visitors from the UK.
Currency - Although Jersey has its own coins and notes, all trade in Jersey is conducted in pounds sterling. All major debit and credit cards are widely accepted. Lower rates of direct and indirect taxation mean that the prices of many items are lower than in the UK.
Getting Around - It's easy to discover Jersey whether by bus, car or coach. The local bus service radiates from Liberation Station in St Helier, just next to Liberation Square. Seasonal 'myExplorer' tickets are available for 1, 3 and 5 days, which provide easy access to over 20 attractions, beaches and places of natural beauty or special interest. Car hire in Jersey is easily arranged - visitors must hold a valid driving licence with no endorsements and must be aged 21 and over. The maximum speed limit in Jersey is 40mph. You drive on the left and single yellow lines indicate that parking is prohibited and you are liable to a fine. Island coach tours are available for a morning, afternoon, evening or a whole day.
Parking - Paycards are used throughout Jersey with the exception of the harbour, airport and waterfront car parks where a pay-upon-exit scheme is operated. Individual or books of paycards can be purchased from the Jersey Tourism Visitor Centre in St Helier or in most newsagents, garages, supermarkets and some hire car companies.
Jersey Pass - With the Jersey Pass, you can visit the best that the island has to offer with one affordable pass. You will be granted free entry to all 16 Jersey Pass attractions - saving you money while you discover the heart of this very special island. You can choose from a 2, 4 or 6 day pass, which can be bought online at jerseypass.com or from the Jersey Tourism Visitor Centre.
What's On - Jersey is full of life throughout the year, with a non-stop events and entertainment scene. For the full picture, visit jersey.com/events.
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Kelly Clarkson 'sexy and confident' on 'Meaning of Life' LP
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Kelly Clarkson's 2002 debut single may have been A Moment Like This, but the Texas-born, Nashville-based singer has been waiting 15 years to release an album like this.
Meaning of Life, which drops Oct. 27, is the record the 35-year-old says she has always dreamed of releasing.
"It is happy and it's very sexy and it's confident and just kind of bold. At the same time, I'm thankful I didn't make this record a long time ago, because it would not have sounded like this," said Clarkson, who has sold more than 25 million records worldwide since winning the inaugural season of American Idol.
The lead single Love So Soft offers a glimpse into the soulful sound Clarkson has honed on her eighth studio album, but that maturity really comes to life on the track Whole Lotta Woman.
"(It's) one of my favourite songs ever," the Grammy Award winner said. "It's literally, not only myself, but the entire band, like the horns, the girls, my musical director, everybody comes to life on that song. The album is kind of like that with a lot of sass and confidence, but that song in particular, I think it just has so much stank on it, it just feels like, almost like a revival."
We caught up with Clarkson during a recent stop in Toronto to talk about her new album, The Voice, her favourite places in Canada – and that 40-Year-Old Virgin quote.
This is your first album on your new label (Atlantic Records), outside of the American Idol era (at RCA Records) – what's changed?
"I feel like a brand-new artist, you know. It was an arranged marriage before – a very successful one – but it's the first time 100% of the album is all me. Even on (2007's) My December, there was still a lot of compromise on that. It's an amazing thing to make something you're so super proud of. I'm in love with it. It's just soulful music that I grew up on and it's just kind of innate in me. My mom heard it and was like, 'finally.'"
And you're a mom now too.
"Yes!...I thought you would be tired (as a mom), but I'm the opposite. I'm so empowered. I'm so much more confident and just, I don't know, more bold, because I am a mother... I have friends who don't have kids and feel that way, so I don't think you necessarily need to have kids to feel that, but for me personally. I've already been a very bold, confident woman, but just the fact that you are helping to mold these little lives, and you're doing your best. It's almost like having a check – you check yourself more with little kids. You want to make sure you're being your best you because they're watching. There's just a different level of empowerment and just the amount of s--- I get done in a day is pretty insane. [laughs]"
Do you have a favourite song on the new album?
"I mean it's kind of hard (to choose). It's a good problem to have, one that I've never had on an album before. I was close with Breakaway, but this is an album that I feel anything could be a single. It's just a matter of what direction you are going. What do you want to release in the winter time? What do you want to release in summer time? You really can't go wrong. It's the first time with a label I'm not worried about it."
You have a lot going on in your life – not just the album. You also have your new children's book (River Rose and the Magical Christmas, a follow up to River Rose and the Magical Lullaby) coming out too (on Oct. 24).
"I have had so much fun doing the River Rose series... The second one was more fun because it's Christmas involved and I am still 10-years-old and love magic. It's been really fun to do both projects at the same time. It's like you can escape one to work on one or escape the other. You come back and you're fresh. There was actually so much going on for the end of this year that I didn't get nervous about any of it because I couldn't. There was no time."
You're also going to be on The Voice.
"I'm pumped about The Voice. I'm probably just as much excited about that as I am about the album... It sounds cheesy but I'm very excited for the opportunity to be a part of these (contestants' careers) – who knows, 10 years from now these people, their careers could blossom and you were a part of that because you turned your chair. Like, that's really cool. I imagine (American Idol judges) Simon (Cowell), Randy (Jackson) and Paula (Abdul) feel the same way with all the artists' lives they were a part of that are now big artists. That's pretty cool that you are one of the reasons. I'm excited about giving back in that sort of way."
And the fourth Coach for #TheVoice Season 14 is... pic.twitter.com/VL2KfSSPv1— The Voice (@NBCTheVoice) October 18, 2017
Do you have any favourite spots in Canada?
"We took the kids to the (Ripley's) Aquarium. It is insane! It is so cool. My kids loved it. The adults loved it. "I love Canada. Especially I love Toronto, but I am more of a wilderness person, so British Columbia is one of my favourite places on the planet...It's like the one place outside of the U.S. my husband and I would buy (a house)."
You're pretty active on social media, is that something you've done consciously? Do you use it to be more involved with your fans?
"I think I've come around to the fact that one: it's nice to have direct access, you can really tell people the truth. Sometimes things get out there and you can go, 'That's not really true.' And also, if I could have tweeted Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey or Annie Lennox when I was a kid, I would have freaked out...
YAAAAASSSSS!!! Oh my gosh I love you!!! 🤣😭 https://t.co/2cDQUn0cOY— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) September 9, 2017
You do call people out on body shaming and you post real pictures, like the one with your chins getting your make up done.
"It's become such a thing people focus on... If I post a picture and someone is like 'you're fat' I just let it go, but if I post something and it says 'Thank you to all the servicemen for sacrificing your lives and bettering our country' and someone says 'You're fat' – it wasn't just disrespectful to me, it was disrespectful because of what I was referring to or talking about... It's a cowardly thing to hide behind your phone or your computer. I'm like, 'Would you say that s--- to my face?' I think not. And if you would, I'd still laugh and be like, 'Still awesome. Have a good one.'...
It's been more than 10 years, but were you flattered or offended when Steve Carell used your name instead of a swear word during the waxing scene in 40-Year-Old Virgin?
"I mean, slightly both! [laughs] At first I thought 'Oh my God that's amazing! They just said my name.' Then I was like 'Wait, he was in pain.' So, kind of both. Obviously, it's become a huge part of my career because it's a pop culture thing, but I do feel really gypped because I've never met him. I feel like that's bulls---! [laughs] At this point I deserve it."
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A federal court Wednesday upheld South Carolina's voter ID law, overturning its rejection by the U.S. Justice Department.
The three judges said their ruling comes too late for the law to be applied in next month's elections and directed South Carolina election officials to wait until next year before using it. By then, the U.S. Supreme Court may have ruled on a possible appeal from the law's opponents.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who signed the voter ID measure into law May 18, 2011, praised the ruling as a clear victory for her state.
"Every time the federal government has thrown us a punch, we have fought back," Haley said in a statement. "This win is not just for South Carolina, this is a win for our country."
The unanimous ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was a rebuke of Attorney General Eric Holder, who in December blocked the state law after finding that it violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act because of its discriminatory impact on black voters.
Justice Department officials tried to put the best face on the ruling. They noted that the judges had blocked South Carolina from using the law in the Nov. 6 election.
And they pointed to the judges' indications that the law had been upheld only because state officials, during a contentious weeklong federal trial in August, vowed to implement it more leniently than the law is written.
"The court's pre-clearance of the law for future elections is expressly conditioned on South Carolina's binding promise that all qualified voters without photo ID will still be allowed to vote without additional burden," Dena Iverson, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said in a statement.
"If the law – as modified by South Carolina during the course of the trial – takes effect for future elections, the attorney general intends to monitor its implementation closely to ensure compliance with the court's order," Iverson said.
The ruling also contradicts an Aug. 30 decision by a different three-judge panel on the same federal bench. That panel rejected Texas' voter ID law, which was similar to the South Carolina law in broad outline but had some key differences.
It was those differences that the judges in the South Carolina case focused on in ratifying the South Carolina law, which the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly had pursued over the objections of African-American and other Democratic legislators.
The three judges said the South Carolina law's "expansive reasonable impediment provision" – which the Texas law does not have – and state officials' vow to interpret it liberally will enable voters to cast ballots even if they don't possess one of the five types of photo IDs required by the law.
Under the clause, voters can sign an affidavit citing a "reasonable impediment" to having obtained a photo ID and cast a provisional ballot, which must be counted unless formally challenged.
"(The law) allows citizens with non-photo voter registration cards to still vote without a photo ID so long as they state the reason for not having obtained one," the judges wrote. "It expands the list of qualifying photo IDs that may be used to vote; and it makes it far easier to obtain a qualifying photo ID than it was under pre-existing law."
The NAACP, among several leading civil and voting rights groups that intervened in the case against the South Carolina law, portrayed the ruling as a "partial victory" because it blocks the law from being used next month, when President Barack Obama will seek re-election.
"As we celebrate this small victory, we still must understand that the law, as written, has the potential to disenfranchise thousands of voters in future elections," Jotaka Eaddy, head of the NAACP's voting rights initiative, said in a statement.
The three judges who ruled on the South Carolina law included two appointees of Republican President George W. Bush and one appointee of Democratic President Bill Clinton. The Clinton appointee, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, in addition to joining the majority ruling, wrote a separate concurring opinion explaining her support for the law.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson hailed the ruling as a vindication of Republican state legislators, whom the law's foes accused of promoting the legislation in order to suppress the votes of African-Americans in South Carolina.
"The fact remains, voter ID laws do not discriminate or disenfranchise," Wilson said. "They ensure integrity at the ballot box."
In a dig at Obama administration civil rights lawyers, Wilson added: "This ruling also affirms South Carolina's voter ID law should have been pre-cleared by the U.S. Justice Department."
But one of the two Bush appointees who joined Wednesday's ruling, Judge John Bates, defended Holder's original decision to reject the law and noted that state election officials had modified it substantially during the subsequent federal trial.
"It is understandable that the attorney general of the United States, and then the intervenor-defendants in this case, would raise serious concerns about South Carolina's voter photo ID law as it then stood," Bates wrote in a separate concurring opinion.
Dick Harpootlian, chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, expressed disappointment with the decision.
"The South Carolina Democratic Party strongly disagrees with the court's opinion and is hopeful that the United States Supreme Court will resolve the differences between the various voter ID cases around the country," Harpootlian said in a statement.
While a number of state voter ID laws have faced legal challenges, the South Carolina and Texas cases claim a high profile because the two states are subject to the restrictions of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Under the Voting Rights Act, all appeals of U.S. district court rulings bypass the federal appellate courts and go directly to the Supreme Court. Texas has filed an appeal with the high court, and the major civil rights and voting groups that oppose South Carolina's law may do the same.


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The Personal Foundation of Your Career
In a recent survey, employers were asked, "What advice would you give to students as they begin to select a career?" The most frequent reply was, "Know yourself." The fundamental steps in discovering your call and in planning your life and career are learning about God and learning about yourself. Self-awareness comes from identifying and analyzing the personal factors involved in your call and very first step in planning your life and career, and in analyzing and integrating the personal factors involved in defining your call and choosing a career path. From that beginning, a job search is simply a marketing campaign with yourself as the product or service being promoted. In order to sell yourself to an employer or a graduate or professional school, you must understand yourself well.
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A skilled person is able to do some things very well because of talent, training, and practice. Some skills are very job specific while others may be transferred from one job to another. For example, self-management and time-management skills help you relate to others and perform a job successfully, and are useful in a wide range of specific work situations. Your skills can be discovered in part by examining your past accomplishments. Which skills do you use now, which do you want to continue to use, and which would you like to develop more? Career Services can help you articulate and integrate your core skills.
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God's sovereignty imparts spiritual gifts, and the discovery and application of these gifts glorifies God and is deeply rewarding both to the individuals who express the gifts and to the groups which benefit from the gifted persons' applications of these gifts. Career Services offers help in discerning and integrating spiritual gifts in the process of planning and carrying through your call and career.
Talents and Strengths
It is important to consider how you want to spend your off-the-job time. Non-work activities have their own rewards and a well-formed understanding of your call and career integrates consideration of how these elements interact with other factors in exploring career options. Other living environment factors will be your preference for geographical surroundings, climate, community size, proximity to friends and family, income needs, physical limitations, and educational opportunities.


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Christian is CPO at tado°. Prior to this, he worked with the venture capital firm Target Partners, co-founded the mobile telecommunication company BellPepper, and worked for the consulting firm A.T. Kearney. Christian holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from MIT (Cambridge, MA) as well as a Dipl.-Ing. in Engineering & Management from the Technical University of Munich. At tado° Christian is in charge of product and service offerings, as well as business development. His passion is cutting edge energy technologies and the successful application thereof.
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Leopold v. Bismarck is CMO at tado°. He has more than seven years of experience working in the internet industry. Previously he worked at the early stage venture capital firm and incubator Rocket Internet, creating online startups from scratch. Before joining tado° he acted as head of online marketing at Groupon. Leo holds a Dipl.-Ing. in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Berlin and Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). At tado° Leo is responsible for marketing and direct sales.
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Toon is CEO at tado°. Previously he served Philips Electronics NV as Vice President , where he led the EMEA Consumer Division. As Vice President of Compaq Computers he started the Compaq Consumer Division in EMEA and lifted it to the number one market position in Europe. In early 2000, he took over the CEO position from the founder of Jobline AB, one of the first online recruiting companies, and within one year, successfully scaled the company to three divisions in nine countries, quadrupled revenues, and listed the company on the Stockholm Stock exchange. More recently, Toon served as President and CEO of GN Store Nord and GN Netcom, the Danish headset maker where he successfully redesigned its value chain and transitioned it to a scalable and well-positioned leader in the headset industry. Toon holds an engineering degree from the Technical University of Eindhoven. At tado°, Toon is responsible for the main company strategy, our sales channels, valuation and value chain management.
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Johannes Schwarz is CTO at tado°. Before that he worked at an intellectual property law firm as well as in various enterprise software development projects. Johannes has studied mechanical engineering with a focus on computer science and control theory at the Technical University of Munich, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and Virginia Tech (USA). At tado° Johannes is responsible for server, web and mobile application development. Being a qualified German patent attorney Johannes also manages tado°'s intellectual property portfolio.
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Lars Merle is CFO / COO at tado°. He has more than twelve years of experience working as a Manager at a Big4 and in various financial management positions in international consumer products and manufacturing companies. Lars holds a Dipl.-Kaufmann from WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management (Koblenz, Germany) with specialization in finance and operations management and a LLM in business law from Saarland University (Saarbruecken, Germany). During his business studies he spent terms abroad at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) and at the University Paris-Dauphine (Paris, France). At tado° Lars is responsible for finance, tax, legal, hr, administration, and operations.
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